In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm
thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might use.
Anyone have a daughter who could help?


--Lia

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:08:02 -0500, Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
>
>>In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
>>attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
>>word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm
>>thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might use.
>
>
> Orgasmic.


Thanks. You're good. I have some more. What would the same girl use
to describe an item of clothing that was particularly fashionable?

Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?

Overly impressed? As in, "I wasn't about to go all knock kneed over a
bunch of flowers." What's the right slang for knock kneed?

And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
chest?


--Lia

Steve Wertz wrote:

> Disclaimer: I was just guessing. I'd hate for my daughter to be
> using that word.


But you'll ask her for me, pretty please? If she doesn't use the words,
she might still have heard of them and know what they are?


--Lia

Julia Altshuler > wrote in
:

> In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy
> or attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More
> recently the word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it
> be today? I'm thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who
> likes Goth music might use.
> Anyone have a daughter who could help?
>
>
> --Lia

Alt.Gothic news groups might know

Have you looked?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...nG=Google+Sear
ch

Julia Altshuler > wrote in
:

> In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
> attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
> word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm
> thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might
use.
> Anyone have a daughter who could help?
>


Fooly sick!!

(A term used frquently by our Lebo community)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Julia Altshuler > wrote in
:

> In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
> attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
> word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today?


Spunkrat!!

Gidday Kili ;-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
> attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
> word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm
> thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might use.
> Anyone have a daughter who could help?
>
>
> --Lia
>


I'd suggest pfat, but I think that's already old hat.
The trouble with teen slang is it changes almost daily.

gloria p

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
> attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
> word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm
> thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might use.
> Anyone have a daughter who could help?
>
>
> --Lia

Here it is. Tough love. Slang is officially dead the instant that
adults (especially parents) start to use it.

Since the dawn of teens, overwhelmed by their surlymones, this has been
true.

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Thanks. You're good. I have some more. What would the same girl use
> to describe an item of clothing that was particularly fashionable?

The bee's knees,

> Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?
>
> Overly impressed? As in, "I wasn't about to go all knock kneed over a
> bunch of flowers." What's the right slang for knock kneed?

Knock kneed? Never heard that. Weak kneed?
>
> And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
> chest?

Uh, I think that's called a transplant, Lia.

> --Lia


--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Julia Altshuler > wrote:
>
> > What would the same girl use
> > to describe an item of clothing that was particularly fashionable?
>
> The bee's knees,
>
> > Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?
> >
> > Overly impressed? As in, "I wasn't about to go all knock kneed over a
> > bunch of flowers." What's the right slang for knock kneed?
>
> Knock kneed? Never heard that. Weak kneed?

Maybe you heard "Round Heeled". hehe

Sheldon

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
:


>>
>> Overly impressed? As in, "I wasn't about to go all knock kneed over
a
>> bunch of flowers." What's the right slang for knock kneed?
>
> Knock kneed? Never heard that. Weak kneed?



'Knock kneed' = going all gooey, and (for women) getting all wet.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

I dont have a daughter , but i know to follow 2 masters ( societies
perverse Luddite
rules versus the laws of nature/common sense ) are to destroy the
society of man .

If you explain the natural selection / competition reward system
of thinking words that clarify and "explain" and truly help others

rather than make new words that impress Luddites ....

She will win respect from the people who CAN help her .

If it aint broke , pls dont break it for somethin ta do ......

Thanks for all the answers. I didn't even think of wikipedia, and now
I'm kicking myself because this is the sort of question where wiki
excels. I hate checking new newsgroups because it takes me so long to
learn the lay of the land, whom I should listen to and whom I should
killfile. Besides, on a Goth group, I probably wouldn't understand
enough to know when I was being misled or insulted.


So far I've got fooly sick, spunkrat, pfat, bees knees. All good. In
fact, y'all are so helpful, I have more questions for you. What would
be terms for:


fashionable clothing
boring
overly impressed
nervous excitement


I'm taking a writing class, loving it, and, for a class exercise, am
updating Little Red Riding Hood.


--Lia

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:42:11 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Julia Altshuler > wrote:
>
>> Thanks. You're good. I have some more. What would the same girl use
>> to describe an item of clothing that was particularly fashionable?
>
>The bee's knees,

My English ex-beau would say "it's the dog's ********" :-)

<snip>

TammyM

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:31:57 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote:

>Steve Wertz wrote:
>
>> Disclaimer: I was just guessing. I'd hate for my daughter to be
>> using that word.
>
>
>But you'll ask her for me, pretty please? If she doesn't use the words,
>she might still have heard of them and know what they are?
>
>
>--Lia

Try http://slangcity.com/index.html

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Thanks for all the answers. I didn't even think of wikipedia, and now
> I'm kicking myself because this is the sort of question where wiki
> excels. I hate checking new newsgroups because it takes me so long to
> learn the lay of the land, whom I should listen to and whom I should
> killfile. Besides, on a Goth group, I probably wouldn't understand
> enough to know when I was being misled or insulted.
>
>
> So far I've got fooly sick, spunkrat, pfat, bees knees. All good. In
> fact, y'all are so helpful, I have more questions for you. What would
> be terms for:
>
>
> fashionable clothing - hot still works
> boring - lame
> overly impressed - do Goth chicks get excited? It's not in their M.O. last I knew!
> nervous excitement - psyched
>
>
> I'm taking a writing class, loving it, and, for a class exercise, am
> updating Little Red Riding Hood.
>
>
> --Lia

fashionable clothing - hot still works
boring - lame
overly impressed - do Goth chicks get excited? It's not in their M.O.
last I knew!
nervous excitement - psyched
>

loOP9 wrote:

> fashionable clothing - hot still works
> boring - lame
> overly impressed - do Goth chicks get excited? It's not in their M.O.
> last I knew!
> nervous excitement - psyched


Ooh, thanks. You're right about Goth girls not getting excited. I've
got Little Red Riding Hood sarcastically saying that she's NOT overly
impressed. The rest of those terms are ones I've heard of and could say
without self-consciousness.


--Lia

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Julia Altshuler > wrote:

>>And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
>>chest?
>
>
> Uh, I think that's called a transplant, Lia.


<snirk>
I'd use palpatations.

> <snirk>
> I'd use palpatations.

Overdose...

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
. ..
> In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
> attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the word
> has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm thinking of
> the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might use. Anyone have a
> daughter who could help?
>
>
> --Lia
>

They say "sweet!" or "sick!" P.S. "Sick" means great.

Elisa (mom of an almost 16-year old and a 17-year old)

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
. ..
> Thanks for all the answers. What would be terms for:
>
>
> fashionable clothing
> boring
> overly impressed
> nervous excitement
>
>

fashionable clothing="stylin'"
boring=waste of space
overly impressed="sweet"
nervous excitement="pumped"

Elisa

Now THIS was some innerestin typin:

werty wrote:
>
> I dont have a daughter , but i know to follow 2 masters ( societies
> perverse Luddite
> rules versus the laws of nature/common sense ) are to destroy the
> society of man .
>
> If you explain the natural selection / competition reward system
> of thinking words that clarify and "explain" and truly help others
>
> rather than make new words that impress Luddites ....
>
> She will win respect from the people who CAN help her .
>
> If it aint broke , pls dont break it for somethin ta do ......

Elisa wrote:

> fashionable clothing="stylin'"
> boring=waste of space
> overly impressed="sweet"
> nervous excitement="pumped"


Excellent, thanks! I'm going to have the hottest, stylinest, pumped,
sick, little red riding hood out there.


--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
. ..
> Elisa wrote:
>
>> fashionable clothing="stylin'"
>> boring=waste of space
>> overly impressed="sweet"
>> nervous excitement="pumped"
>
>
> Excellent, thanks! I'm going to have the hottest, stylinest, pumped,
> sick, little red riding hood out there.
>
>
You're welcome Lia. Good luck!

Elisa

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Thanks for all the answers. I didn't even think of wikipedia, and now
> I'm kicking myself because this is the sort of question where wiki
> excels. I hate checking new newsgroups because it takes me so long to
> learn the lay of the land, whom I should listen to and whom I should
> killfile. Besides, on a Goth group, I probably wouldn't understand
> enough to know when I was being misled or insulted.
>
>
> So far I've got fooly sick, spunkrat, pfat, bees knees. All good. In
> fact, y'all are so helpful, I have more questions for you. What would
> be terms for:
>
>
> fashionable clothing
> boring
> overly impressed
> nervous excitement
>
>
> I'm taking a writing class, loving it, and, for a class exercise, am
> updating Little Red Riding Hood.
>
>
> --Lia

fashionable clothing--stylin' or bling
boring--lame and lame-o (for some reason, they've been adding "O" to the
end of everything...
overly impressed--No--that's overly "depressed." Teens are never
impressed, although something can be "sweet," pronounced somewhere
between "sweet and "sweat". But more likely they're going "all emo"
(emotional) over something
nervous excitement--awsome-o, pumped, sweet again, or check out South
Park

Amy

In article >, Julia
Altshuler > wrote:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
> > On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:08:02 -0500, Julia Altshuler wrote:
> >
> >
> >>In my day, if I wanted to say that a guy was particularly sexy or
> >>attractive, I might say he was "cool" or "groovy." More recently the
> >>word has been "hot," or "smoking." What might it be today? I'm
> >>thinking of the word a 16 year old girl who likes Goth music might use.

I have three teenage boys. One's goth, one's a hard rocker, the third
is . . . indescribable. Let me help.

> >
> >
> > Orgasmic.

"Sick."
(Has the same connotation as "bad," as in "so bad it's good.")


> Thanks. You're good. I have some more. What would the same girl use
> to describe an item of clothing that was particularly fashionable?
>
> Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?

"***."
(Surprisingly, all three boys are tolerant of homosexuals but don't see
the irony of using this word as defined here. This usage also implies
inherent distaste or dislike, again, not necessarily related to sexual
gender identity.)


> Overly impressed? As in, "I wasn't about to go all knock kneed over a
> bunch of flowers." What's the right slang for knock kneed?

Hmm. Today's teens don't go "knock-kneed" over very much of anything.
They're too jaded and apathetic. Or at least they like to give that
impression. My boys sometimes say, "that's the shits" when they're
really impressed with something, or just, "Whoa!"

If you are talking about a romantic feeling, again, today's teens
wouldn't verbalize it the way you might think. It would be a facial
expression or a hand motion or a tone of voice rather than specific set
of words.

>
> And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
> chest?

"OMG"
(either as written or spoken, "Oh-Em-Gee;" Instant-Message-Speak for
"Oh My God." -- Can also indicate exasperation.)

HTH

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

Frank Warner wrote:

> "Sick."
> (Has the same connotation as "bad," as in "so bad it's good.")

>>Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?
>
>
> "***."
> (Surprisingly, all three boys are tolerant of homosexuals but don't see
> the irony of using this word as defined here. This usage also implies
> inherent distaste or dislike, again, not necessarily related to sexual
> gender identity.)

> Hmm. Today's teens don't go "knock-kneed" over very much of anything.
> They're too jaded and apathetic. Or at least they like to give that
> impression. My boys sometimes say, "that's the shits" when they're
> really impressed with something, or just, "Whoa!"
>
> If you are talking about a romantic feeling, again, today's teens
> wouldn't verbalize it the way you might think. It would be a facial
> expression or a hand motion or a tone of voice rather than specific set
> of words.
>
>
>>And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
>>chest?
>
>
> "OMG"
> (either as written or spoken, "Oh-Em-Gee;" Instant-Message-Speak for
> "Oh My God." -- Can also indicate exasperation.)


There wasn't time for me to read my piece in last night's class so it is
still just a draft and open to revision.


First I've got Little Red Riding Hood being pleased at running into Wolf
and calling him "hot," but maybe sick would better as in "I wasn't
prepared to meet anybody that day much less anyone as sick as Wolf."
I'm not sure my audience would understand.


Next I've got Wolf asking what's in the basket and LRRH answering
muffins and socks. When Wolf repeats muffins and socks, LRRH then says
"I don't know how he did it, but he made socks sound bling" as in, Wolf
could make anything sound sexy.


LRRH continues to be self-conscious in everything she says to Wolf. He
asks about the rest of the contents of the basket, and LRRH says "Gad,
could there be anything more lame?"


When Wolf suggests that LRRH pick some flowers, she's remaining
unimpressed and thinks, "I wasn't going to go all emotional over a bunch
of flowers" (which turn out to be opium poppies. I suppose I could put
"all oh my god" about flowers in there.


Finally we learn that the huntsman is a boring older man with an
unnatural interest in teenage LRRH. She calls him "retarded." Again, I
think if I called him "***," my audience wouldn't understand.


Comments welcome.


--Lia

On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:07:55 -0800, Frank Warner
> wrote:

>In article >, Julia
>Altshuler > wrote:

>I have three teenage boys. One's goth, one's a hard rocker, the third
>is . . . indescribable. Let me help.
>
>
>"***."
>(Surprisingly, all three boys are tolerant of homosexuals but don't see
>the irony of using this word as defined here. This usage also implies
>inherent distaste or dislike, again, not necessarily related to sexual
>gender identity.)
>
>
So, you're telling me that when one of my second grade students called
another student "***" today during a time of complete peace and
individual learning in the classroom, she was telling him that he was
boring (he's usually the center of attention and he wasn't at that
time).

This sheds a whole new light on the subject.

--
See return address to reply by email

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:07:55 -0800, Frank Warner
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >, Julia
> >Altshuler > wrote:
>
> >I have three teenage boys. One's goth, one's a hard rocker, the third
> >is . . . indescribable. Let me help.
> >
> >
> >"***."
> >(Surprisingly, all three boys are tolerant of homosexuals but don't see
> >the irony of using this word as defined here. This usage also implies
> >inherent distaste or dislike, again, not necessarily related to sexual
> >gender identity.)
> >
> >
> So, you're telling me that when one of my second grade students called
> another student "***" today during a time of complete peace and
> individual learning in the classroom, she was telling him that he was
> boring (he's usually the center of attention and he wasn't at that
> time).
>
> This sheds a whole new light on the subject.
>
> --
> See return address to reply by email

Wamp wamp, what it do?? (= How's it goin?)

Calling people *** could mean feminine or actual gayness, or maybe the
second grader heard someone else use it in some other circumstance, and
decided to try out their new vocabulary... Calling things or
situations, and sometimes people, *** is usually how it is used as
referenced by that other poster. Like as in: "Man, the teacher gave us
homework on a weekend" "Yeah, that's so ***." Or "***" as in stupid,
most usually. Which is why I don't like "***" or "retarded" because
they use them in place of stupid. "Retarded" does not equal stupid,
nor does "***." But I figure, if you say it enough in everyday
conversation, when it comes time to use the word properly, it can't be
helped but to either consciously or subconsciously associate the word
with a negative connotation. But all personal commentary aside...

I would also like to address "bling." I've never heard bling used as
"sexy." Bling is usually known as "ice" or diamonds, like shinin' (get
your shine on) or stunnin', which would be be to be wearing the hottest
clothes of the hour, including shiny jewelry, mostly used in the hip
hop world, although its use has crossed over, but still in its original
usage. But not used like "sexy." To me sexy equals hot. Sexy also
equals sexy, 'cause JT (Justin Timberlake) brought it back!

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Frank Warner wrote:
>
> > "Sick."
> > (Has the same connotation as "bad," as in "so bad it's good.")
>
> >>Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?
> >
> >
> > "***."
> > (Surprisingly, all three boys are tolerant of homosexuals but don't see
> > the irony of using this word as defined here. This usage also implies
> > inherent distaste or dislike, again, not necessarily related to sexual
> > gender identity.)
>
> > Hmm. Today's teens don't go "knock-kneed" over very much of anything.
> > They're too jaded and apathetic. Or at least they like to give that
> > impression. My boys sometimes say, "that's the shits" when they're
> > really impressed with something, or just, "Whoa!"
> >
> > If you are talking about a romantic feeling, again, today's teens
> > wouldn't verbalize it the way you might think. It would be a facial
> > expression or a hand motion or a tone of voice rather than specific set
> > of words.
> >
> >
> >>And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
> >>chest?
> >
> >
> > "OMG"
> > (either as written or spoken, "Oh-Em-Gee;" Instant-Message-Speak for
> > "Oh My God." -- Can also indicate exasperation.)
>
>
> There wasn't time for me to read my piece in last night's class so it is
> still just a draft and open to revision.
>
>
> First I've got Little Red Riding Hood being pleased at running into Wolf
> and calling him "hot," but maybe sick would better as in "I wasn't
> prepared to meet anybody that day much less anyone as sick as Wolf."
> I'm not sure my audience would understand.

I would like to suggest changing it as follows: "I was feelin(g)/down
for/into* meeting anybody that day...
>
>
> Next I've got Wolf asking what's in the basket and LRRH answering
> muffins and socks. When Wolf repeats muffins and socks, LRRH then says
> "I don't know how he did it, but he made socks sound bling" as in, Wolf
> could make anything sound sexy.

Refer to my post above about bling. You could say sexy or hot, but
avoid using hot too much, lest you mimic Paris Hilton.
>
>
> LRRH continues to be self-conscious in everything she says to Wolf. He
> asks about the rest of the contents of the basket, and LRRH says "Gad,
> could there be anything more lame?"
>
If you don't mind using "all oh my god" (typed out exactly as such), I
wouldn't use Gad, either use God or Holy cow or something or try to
spell out some other exasperatory claim "Gaah, Ugghhh, etc."

>
> When Wolf suggests that LRRH pick some flowers, she's remaining
> unimpressed and thinks, "I wasn't going to go all emotional over a bunch
> of flowers" (which turn out to be opium poppies. I suppose I could put
> "all oh my god" about flowers in there.
>
Going all emotional or emo works very nicely here. If you want "all oh
my god," then use it like the original poster suggests: "I wasn't gonna
go all OMG over..."

>
> Finally we learn that the huntsman is a boring older man with an
> unnatural interest in teenage LRRH. She calls him "retarded." Again, I
> think if I called him "***," my audience wouldn't understand.
>
Weird or creepy also works nicely here.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
>
> --Lia

Overall, I like what you're doing with this classic tale. I might
suggest watching Hoodwinked just as inspiration for a modern twist on a
classic. (It's an animated film, and I didn't like it at first, but it
has grown on me, and I really like it - especially the part with Red
and the goat). Even if it doesn't inspire you, hopefully you'll laugh.
Later!

loOP9 wrote:


> I would like to suggest changing it as follows: "I was feelin(g)/down
> for/into* meeting anybody that day...

> If you don't mind using "all oh my god" (typed out exactly as such), I
> wouldn't use Gad, either use God or Holy cow or something or try to
> spell out some other exasperatory claim "Gaah, Ugghhh, etc."

> Going all emotional or emo works very nicely here. If you want "all oh
> my god," then use it like the original poster suggests: "I wasn't gonna
> go all OMG over..."
>
> Weird or creepy also works nicely here.
>
> Overall, I like what you're doing with this classic tale. I might
> suggest watching Hoodwinked just as inspiration for a modern twist on a
> classic. (It's an animated film, and I didn't like it at first, but it
> has grown on me, and I really like it - especially the part with Red
> and the goat). Even if it doesn't inspire you, hopefully you'll laugh.
> Later!


Thanks. This is a real help. I'm enjoying this challenge so much.
I've never tried to write the way someone else would write before. My
own voice is formal and analytical (something my classmates keep telling
me). I have to make my words sound realistic for LRRH while not
sounding ridiculous for the reader. I'll change "Gad" to "God." That
one sounds natural to me. I don't think I could use OMG because I've
never heard it said out loud as Oh-Em-Gee. It sounds too weird for me.
I like the weird or creepy suggestion. I'll keep on this. Thanks again.


--Lia

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> loOP9 wrote:
>
>
>> I would like to suggest changing it as follows: "I was feelin(g)/down
>> for/into* meeting anybody that day...
>
>
>> If you don't mind using "all oh my god" (typed out exactly as such), I
>> wouldn't use Gad, either use God or Holy cow or something or try to
>> spell out some other exasperatory claim "Gaah, Ugghhh, etc."
>
>
>> Going all emotional or emo works very nicely here. If you want "all oh
>> my god," then use it like the original poster suggests: "I wasn't gonna
>> go all OMG over..."

Don't forget the obligatory valley speak, "like" as in "I wasn't like
gonna go all OMG over..."
>>
>> Weird or creepy also works nicely here.
>>
>> Overall, I like what you're doing with this classic tale. I might
>> suggest watching Hoodwinked just as inspiration for a modern twist on a
>> classic. (It's an animated film, and I didn't like it at first, but it
>> has grown on me, and I really like it - especially the part with Red
>> and the goat). Even if it doesn't inspire you, hopefully you'll laugh.
>> Later!
>
>
>
> Thanks. This is a real help. I'm enjoying this challenge so much. I've
> never tried to write the way someone else would write before. My own
> voice is formal and analytical (something my classmates keep telling
> me). I have to make my words sound realistic for LRRH while not
> sounding ridiculous for the reader. I'll change "Gad" to "God." That
> one sounds natural to me. I don't think I could use OMG because I've
> never heard it said out loud as Oh-Em-Gee. It sounds too weird for me.
> I like the weird or creepy suggestion. I'll keep on this. Thanks again.
>
>
> --Lia
>

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
>> Disclaimer: I was just guessing. I'd hate for my daughter to be
>> using that word.
>
>
> But you'll ask her for me, pretty please? If she doesn't use the words,
> she might still have heard of them and know what they are?
>
>
> --Lia
>
My daughters says "ew" to that but has no good suggestion.
Maybe she'll come up with one later.

--
Jean B.

>> Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?


"Lame"



>>
>> Overly impressed? As in, "I wasn't about to go all knock kneed over a
>> bunch of flowers." What's the right slang for knock kneed?
>
> Knock kneed? Never heard that. Weak kneed?
>>
>> And nervous excitment. Is there a slang for heart beating out of one's
>> chest?
>
> Uh, I think that's called a transplant, Lia.
>
>> --Lia
>
>
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ

Savannah wrote:
>>>Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?

> "Lame"


Thanks. I've now got Little Red Riding Hood calling the huntsman lame.
What about "fetch" for thrilling? I heard it on Mean Girls the other
night but have never heard it outside of television. Anyone?


--Lia

Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Savannah wrote:
> >>>Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?
>
> > "Lame"
>
>
> Thanks. I've now got Little Red Riding Hood calling the huntsman lame.
> What about "fetch" for thrilling? I heard it on Mean Girls the other
> night but have never heard it outside of television. Anyone?
>
>
> --Lia

Sometimes the "cool people" try to create their own terminology so they
stay exclusive and "cool." Then those outisde the group who use it are
"lame" wannabes...LOL Thrilling is "awesome" unless that's just used
by the dudes playing World of Warcraft, right along with sweet and
"woot woot."

loOP9 wrote:
Thrilling is "awesome" unless that's just used
> by the dudes playing World of Warcraft, right along with sweet and
> "woot woot."


Woot woot! I won't use it for my piece, but I do love it.
--Lia

"loOP9" > wrote in news:1166020650.039174.197040@
79g2000cws.googlegroups.com:

>
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>> Savannah wrote:
>> >>>Is there a contemporary slang term for boring?
>>
>> > "Lame"
>>
>>
>> Thanks. I've now got Little Red Riding Hood calling the huntsman
lame.
>> What about "fetch" for thrilling? I heard it on Mean Girls the
other
>> night but have never heard it outside of television. Anyone?
>>
>>
>> --Lia
>
> Sometimes the "cool people" try to create their own terminology so
they
> stay exclusive and "cool." Then those outisde the group who use it
are
> "lame" wannabes...LOL Thrilling is "awesome" unless that's just used
> by the dudes playing World of Warcraft, right along with sweet and
> "woot woot."
>




Crikey!!!!!




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

On 13 Dec 2006 06:37:30 -0800, "loOP9" > wrote:

>Sometimes the "cool people" try to create their own terminology so they
>stay exclusive and "cool." Then those outisde the group who use it are
>"lame" wannabes...LOL Thrilling is "awesome" unless that's just used
>by the dudes playing World of Warcraft, right along with sweet and
>"woot woot."

"Truthiness"

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In article >, sf wrote:

> On 13 Dec 2006 06:37:30 -0800, "loOP9" > wrote:
>
> >Sometimes the "cool people" try to create their own terminology so they
> >stay exclusive and "cool." Then those outisde the group who use it are
> >"lame" wannabes...LOL Thrilling is "awesome" unless that's just used
> >by the dudes playing World of Warcraft, right along with sweet and
> >"woot woot."
>
> "Truthiness"

I hadn't heard that one. I guess that it's a step below truthfulness.
Whoops. I just googled. Everyone suffers from truthiness. I'm not
willing to let Colbert dictate my language though. And truthiness is a
step below truthfulness but blissfully unintended.

leo

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